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VOLUME 45—NO. 33
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Cotton Festival
Interest Grows
Local Organizations Lend
Their Support; Classes
of Entries for Premiums
f -
I.ocul organisations are lending
their support to the home demon
stration clubs in the county, in .»
worthwhile way, in the promotion
of the Cotton Festival planned for
Friday, May 6. The affair will
be held at the courthouse both in
the afternoon and in the evening,
and promises to be a good big drop
I in the bucket towards increasing
the consumption of cotton goods.
The Kiwanis club has agreed to
provide King Cotton himself in
[ all °f his royal glory, and to ask
[the local merchants to cooperate
in the movement by dressing their
windows in cotton merchandise. It
is desired that all merchants in
the county feature cotton goods
in their windows during the com
Iing week.
The Woman’s club will have
charge of local exhibits of cotton
articles and will also manage the
social end of the program.
rhe Business and Professional
Woman’s club will take care of the
entries of exhibits as they arrive
and arrange them for judging.
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, the
county home agent and general
manager of the entire festival,
will be in direct charg-3 of th •
stunt entries, and she wishes all
clubs that expect to compete for
the prizes offered for best stunts
put on for the pleasure of King
Cotton, to notify her by Monday,
May 2. This is important in or
der that the evening program may
be arranged. No stunt is expected
to take more than ten minutes.
In the afternoon the exhibits
entered will be judged except those
worn by living models which will
be judged in the evening.
Premiums keep arriving from
manufacturers and others, and it
has not been deemed advisable to
designate prizes for any certain
exhibit yet. There may be as many
as three prizes for each class of
exhibits. However, the classes have
been arranged as follows, in which
there will be at least first and
second prizes:
1. Dresses made by women
a For women
1. House dress
2. Afternoon dress.
.1. Evening dress.
4. Sport dress,
b For Girls:
1. School dress.
2. Party dress.
II: Dresses Made by Girls Un
der 18 years.
1. School dress.
2. Party dress.
Ill: Any type of Dress Made by
Women Not Costing More Than
$2.50.
IV: Any type of dress made by
girls under 18 years, not costing
more than $2.00.
V: Any Dress worn by living
model.
VI: Stunts by Home DemonstraC
tion Clubs for Women and Girls.
First prize: Automobile tire.
Second prize: Automobile Tire.
VII: Stunts by other Clubs.
First prize: Automobile Tire.
Second prize: Automobile Tire
The premiums will be on dis
play in W. M. Sanders’ windows
as they arrive.
ANOTHER STILL CAPTURED
Mr W. W. Stuart, deputy sher
iff of Ingrams township, brought
a 40-gallon copper still here yes
terday morning. This still was
captured in Ingrams township on
Saturday morning. No one was at
the still and no arrests were made.
Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in the lino below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
held, and if the right one de
ciphers his name and will pre
sent it to The Herald office,
we will present him with a
complimentary ticket to the
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
be 'j||K:d for before the f ol
io wjfljf issue.
Bill Norton recognized his
name last issue.
Todays -Tantailzer:
nhlmlamlwaroit.norji
A
Vacant Lot On One of City’s Main Streets
Appearance at beginning of Clean-Up Week. This and other lot:
like it should have the attention of the trash wagons this week.
Wreck Occurs On
Overhead Bridge
Franklin Car Runs Into
Two Others on Railrocd
Bridge Near Selma
Last Friday afternoon an au
tomobile wreck occurred on the
overhead bridge between here and
Se lmawhen a Franklin car driven
by two Raleigh men, attempted
to pass two other cars on the
bridge.
According to information re
ceived here, Mrs. Geo. E. Cherry
of this city, had parked her car
on the bridge, and Mr. B. G.
Jones, also of this city, who was
coming across the bridge, turned
out to pass when the Franklin
ran up behind him, striking both
cars from the rear. Mrs. Cherry's
ca was only slightly damaged,
while the fenders and the rear
bumper were torn from the one
driven by Mr. Jones.
The Franklin turned over and
was completely wrecked. Its two
occupants, Mr. Moore an<| Mr.
Whitaker, were painfully injured.
They were brought to the John
ston County Hospital fo medical
teatment, and later went on to
their homes in Raleig-h. The
wounds of Mr. Moore did not prove
serious, but it was reported yes
terday that Mr. Whitaker is still
confined to his bed, suffering from
an injured hip.
None of the Smiinneld people
were hurt.
SOM K SOI HI S BEST COTTON
LAND IS FLOODED
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 23.—
1Kink Cotton, which for years h is
reigned supreme in the Mississippi
Delta and St. Francis Basin, has
practically been dethroned by the
Mississippi floods.
With approximately 1O.OC0.OOO
acres of the South’s best cotton
land today surging pools of muddy
water from floods, and no drain
age possible for perhaps a month,
plants will be forced to grow late
corn if anything this year, say
market experts.
Cotton planting was to be start
ed throughout these sections next
week and much of the ground
has already been broken for the
planting.
Growing of cotton requires dry
weather as well as dry earth.
After the floods have receded, the
ground will be too wet for two
weeks or more to grow cotton.
Experts today estimated the loss
of the cotton crop due to floods
would run into millions of dol
lars.
The pric ' of cotton has already
begun to rise due to the floods.—
International News Service.
Last Trump For Pedestrians.
, “Mah bredren,” shouted Parsor
Pot luck, “yo’ want t’ be ready t(
11 jump when yo’ beahs Gabriel folov
jdat horn.”
I ”Fo’ goodness sake!” murmurec
l Brother Simpson, “am he a-comin
j^in er autymobeel?”—Pathfinder.
Mystery Shrouds
Benson Citizen
Jim Johnson Disappears
From Home and Search
Is Unavailing; Drown
ing Feared
Mystery still shrouds the dis
appearance of Jim Johnson, who
left his home in Benson last Wed
nesday afternoon and has not
been located since, althoug-h his
family, friends and officers of the
law have made every effort to find
his whereabouts. The waters of
Black Creek. Holt Lake and a
j portion of Neuse River were
searched diligently Thursday, Fri
day, Saturday and even Sunday
"hen it became known that his car
had been found at Holt Lake, but
nothing has yet been discovered
that would indicate that he was
drowned. He was last seen by the
miller at Holt Lake, who is said
i to have seen him get out of his
'car at the lake, take a sack from
the car which he threw over his
shoulder, and go off toward the
creek.
Mr. Johnson’s failure to return
borne on Wednesday night caused
his family no alarm, it being his
custom to go fishing and return
at a late hour. However when he
did not show up Thursday morn
ing, his wife instituted a search
which as yet has been unavailing.
It appears that Mr. Johnson on
Wednesday afternoon, after put
ting his blacksmith shop in order,
locked the door and deposited his
key in his lock box at the post
office. He is also said to hnvo
his wife when he left home Wed
nesday afternoon that she would
not see him ag-ain.
Mr. Johnson's mental state has
not been normal for some time,
and it was feared at first that he
had perhaps drowned himself.
Others think that such is not the
case and that he will probably yet
be found. He went away for sev
eral days once before and caused
his family much concern.
Legionnaires To Attend Conference
The members of the American
Legion are planning to attend the
fourth district conference in Ral
eigh tomorrow night, April 27.
They are requested to meet at the
Sundry Shoppe before six o'cloek
and wear Legion caps. A silver lov
ing cup will be presented to the
post which has the largest per
dintage of membership in attend
ance, and the local post hopes to
bring it back. This post has al
ready won three loving cups.
STOCK OP (lOOliS SOLD
The stock of goods belonging to
the L. G. Stevens & Company, at
Pour Oaks, was sold under bank
ruptcy proceedings last P'riday at
noon. Bidders were jgesent from
Pour Oaks, Kinston,
P.nfield and Rocky Mmint, and the
entire stock brough {§^1,777. The
Store was closed several weeks
ago.
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I -—
j ro INSPECT YARDS FRIDAY
Dl RING THE past two
| weeks a clean-up campaign has
been observed here. During
| this time many back lots have
been transformed, and instead
of the littered places they used
( to be are now neat and in a
j sanitary condition. Prizes have
been offered for the cleanest
yards in town, one for the
white and one for the colored
people. An inspection will be
made Friday afternoon at 3
o’clock and the families having
the cleanest yards will be pre
sented prizes. Those who have
not yet entered in the campaign
are urged to begin at once.
Hearing Held On
Highway Matter
Judge Harris Will Dis
solve Restraining Or
der When Statement of
Facts Sustaining Con
tentions Are Presented
In Court
Upon presentation in court for
the benefit of the opposition, of
facts sustaining the contention.'
of Johnston county in the matter
of re-lending to the State High
way Commission a sum of money
|to be used in constructing an
other road across the county.
Judge W. C. Harris, who heard
the case here }4esterda;| after
[noon, will sign an act dissolving
the restraining order recently]
ibrought against the State High
way Commission by citizens of
Benson. Judge Harris held tha:
the county commissioners, who
at the time the loan was made
constituted the road governing
body of the county, had a right
[to make the loan and that the
contract is valid. Counsel for the
Johnston county board stated that
the statement of facts asked for
would be ready for presentation
on Thursday morning.
An array of counsel took part
in discussion, those bringing the
injunction being represented by L
L. Levinson of Benson and J. C.
county board of commissioners be
ing represented by County Attor
ney, Paul D. Gray, F. H. Broks,
J. A. Wellons, and Abell and
Shepard; and the State Highway
Commission, by Attorney Cha*.
Mr. Clifford presented the con
tentions of his clients, stating first
that loan used to build number
22 should be used for that pur
pose only; that the conference
held in Raleigh between the John
ston county board and the State
Highway Commission was not a
legal session of the board; and
that the contract entered into is,
therefore, invalid.
Mr. Grady contended that the
road governing board of Johnston
county at that time was the
county board of commissioners and
it could therefore make a legal
contract with the State Highway
Commission. He contended that
nothing done since that time, that
is any corrections of the minutes,
would interfere with the contract,
and also contended that if anyone
had a right to complain it is the
bondholders themselves who have
never registered any kick of any
kind.
Mr. Ross made it plain that the
State Highway Commission wel
comed this investigation in view
of the fact that other contracts
entered into by the commission
with other counties would be af
fected, if the action in question
is not legal.
During later discussion, the
status of the outstanding bonds
was made clear, it being shown
that the county sold bonds in the
sum of $240,000 to be retired from
1031 to 1040; that bonds in the
sum of $130,000 had been issued,
and also a short term note for
$130,000. After hearing this in
formation, Mr. Ross made the
proposition that the contract be
modified to provide that the State
Highway Commission pay the
short term note of $1110,000 when
it falls due, and that only the sum
ol $.‘170,000 be considered for road
construction in the county. This
proposition was accepted.
(Turn to page six, please)
Lives Are Lost
In Raging Flood
While Thousands Are Be
ing Rescued, a Hundred
Persons Have Been
Drowned
MEMPHIS, Term., April 24.—
A Sabbath scene of death and
desolation was presented today
over more than nine thousand
square miles of the richest lands
in Mississippi and Arkansas as
the flood waters of half a dozen
mighty streams continued their
relentless flow to the sea.
At least one hundred human
lives had been snuffed out by the j
swirling, plunging waters since'
the rivers started tearing from
their beds three weeks ago, and I
the fate of other hundreds was |
left in doubt.
TERRIBLE I)ESTR UCTION.
Hour by hour, as the wallls of
water moved across the stricken
states, more thousands were made
homeless j additional crops were
destroyed, and livestock, homes,
barns and property of almost ev
ery description were swept along
in the malestrom.
Urgent warnings to the people in
the lower Mississippi delta to flee
for their lives from the flood wa
ters sweeping down toward Vicks
burg were issued during the day
by army engineers and the exodus
began before nightfall.
Far across the country in La !
Fayette County. Arkansas, others ■
were moving out to highlands be
fore the waters of the Red River,
which broke through the main
levee at Findley Bend early in the
day. with the prospect that an
additional 20.000 acres of land
would be inundated.
TREMENDOUS PRESSURE.
As indicative of the tremendous
pressure upon the dykes, Army
engineers estimated that water
was rushing past Memphis at the
rate of two million cubic feet a
second, while at a point just be
low where the Arkansas empties
into the father of waters the es
timated rate was three million
cubic feet a second.
As the waters rushing through
the Mississippi break at Spot’s
Landing, above Greenville, moved
today down the delta to rejoin the
river at Vicksburg, two new towns
were flooded, Areola and Hollon
dale. Ten thousand refugees
sought safety on the levee of the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail
road to the east.
Flood waters from the Arkansas
River were moving into north
Luoisiana at what Army engineers
estimated to be a rate of 11 miles
a day. The flow is expected to
continue until the flood is absorb
ed by the Ouachita, to be carried
by them back into the Mississippi
again.
'» ith the flood waters three feet1
deep in Leland, Areola and Hollan
dale, all southeast of Greenville,
and constantly rising, thousands
soug’ht refuge on the levee of the
\ azoo and Mississippi Valley Rail
road. The residents of the towns
were forced to the second floors
of their homes.
Attempts to rescue these ma
rooned people were made today
by Red Cross workers in motor
boats. They had to fight a strong
current and their task promised
to be a heavy one, since 3,000
were in Leland and 1.000 in Ar
eola.
REMOVE REFUGEES.
Another thousand refugees
were taken from Greenville today
ito/^/icksbitrg on the steadier
Barrett. Included in this number
were 500 white women and chil
dren. This number will be replac
ed. however, by another thous
and who are being brought here
from Lake Lee, 12 miles south
of here.
Of the 10,000 persons who are
planning to remain here through
out the period of the flood, 6,000
are Negroes. Bateaux are being
used as the only means of trans
portation about the city.
Long lines of Negroes with
their sleeves rolled up passed by
‘htvnlth ^vfficers on the levee &U
day to receive typhoid serum.
The serum was dropped on the
roof of the court house from an
airplane believed to have come
from Memphis or Jackson. Sand
help take care of trees
THE TOWN has gone to the
expense to buy 1,500 trees and
put out over Smithfield. In a
few years, if these trees grow
and thrive, Smithfield will he
famed for its lovely shade
trees. In order that these trees
do thrive and grow it will be
necessary to give them a little
care during the next few
months. The residents are ask
ed to help in this matter by see
ing that the trees have a chance
to grow straight, and by seeing
that they are watered in times
of drought. This is a civic duty
that even the children can per
form.
Local Red Cross
Responds To Call
Smithfield Raises Through
The Churches $150 for
Flood Sufferers In the
Mississippi Valley
Smithfield has the habit of go
ing over the top in almost any
drive it undertakes, and when the
c*all came from the American Red
Cross Society for money to re
lieve the flood sufferers in the \
Mississippi Valley more than i
Smithfield’s quota was raised.
H. V. Rose, chairman of the lo
cal Red Cross chapter, received on i
Saturday a telegram from James !
L. Fieser, active chairman of the i
national organization, stating that
the central committee in joint
conference with cabinet officers
named by President Coolidge to
assist the Red Cross estimates tha:
a minimum of $5,000,000 will be
required for Red Cross relief work
i'i the Mississippi flood. He stat
ed that a national campaign was
being launched immediately and
that Smithfield’s quota was one
hundred dollars. He emphasized
the most urgent need arising from
the situation, 100,000 refugees be
ing dependent upon the Red Cross
for emergency care. Mr. Rose got
in touch with the pastors of the
various churches and asked them
to bring it before their congrega
tions on Sunday. The Methodist.
Baptist and Freewill churches took
collections as follows: Methodist,
$60.94; Baptist, $66.63; Freewill
$6.50. The Presbyterians held no
church service Sunday morning but
a collection of $14.47 was taken |
at Sunday school. This brought I
the total amount to $148.54.
A number of pledges have been I
made of which payment has not i
yet been made. Unpaid pledges'
may be made directly to H. V. i
Rose, chairman, Mr. Ira W. Med- f
lin. Judge F. H. Brooks, Mr. E. S. j
Edmundson or Mr C. J. Thomas.
All donations will be gratefully I
accepted and promptly forwarded t
to the relief department at Wash-1
ington City.
The condition is most acute and i
Smithfield’s response to the call1
has been gratifying and worthy .
of the good people of this town.
CAN HANDLE A FEW
MORE VETERANS’ LOANS ■
C. F. Gordon, cashier of the
First and Citizens National Bank
of this city, informs us that his
bank is in position to handle a
few more loans for World War
veterans. This bank has arranged
loans for veterans of Johnston
county in the amount of approx
imately $17,000, but for the past
few weeks has not been able to
do much along this line. However,
a contact with another bank in
St. Paul, Minn., makes it possible
to resume the handling of loans
for a time at least.
wiches were also dropped from/
planes during the day.
Food from here was taken to
day to an Indian mound in the
flooded area, where about 500
people sought refuge before the
on-rushing waters.
Champion Egg Eater
R. E. McLamb, who lives on
Four Oaks, Route 3, is the champ
ion egg eater of the United States,
so far as we know. Mr. McLamb
bases his claim to this distinction
upon the fact that he ate not many
months ago, four dozen raw eggs
at one time. He devoured this re
past at a Benson cafe one after
noon, and went on to his home in
the country, and ate a dozen more
which his wife fried for his sup
per.
Egg eating is not the only stunt
Mr. McLamb has staged. He also
has a record for drinking coca
cola. One morning about eleven
o’clock, he was in a store in Ben
son, and after having made a
wager with the proprietor, drank
twenty-four bottles of coca cola
which the proprietor furnished. A
physician in the Wake County
Court recently labeled coca cola as
medicine. Medicine or not it cer
tainly did not keep Mr. McLamb
from plowing all the afternoon.
Mr. McLamb is thirty-live years
old and weighs 326 pounds. He is
the second of fifteen children, and
married Miss Susan F. Lee, the
youngest of eighteen children. Mr,
and Mrs. McLamb have had eight
children, five of whom are living.
Mr. McLamb has two sisters and |
three brothers who W'eigh more j
than 200 pounds each. At a .
Fourth of July celebration in Ben- ,
>on several years ago, members ^
of his family won a prize for the ,
heaviest family in attendance,
rhe total weight of those who at- «
tended was 3000 pounds. ,
Night Prowlers
Enter Dwelling
Take Rings, Money and
Gold From Home of A. j1
Ziady
Saturday morning* about 3:30 jI
j’clock thieves entered the home 1
3f Mr. A. Ziady, who lives on |J
East Bridge street, and helped ■
themselves to what valuables they '
?ould carry away, according to a
statement by Mr. Ziady yester
day. Entrance was made into Mr.
Ziady’s room through a back win
dow. Sunday morning a gold
watch, three finger rings, three
five dollar gold pieces, and four
teen dollars in change and bills
were missed from the room.
Clothing was also taken from the
room and carried to the back
porch.
After taking these things from
M^ Ziady’s room, thej robbers
went into the room of Mr. A. R.
Baroody and took coin and bills
to the amount of forty-five dol
lars. The watch was found on the
back porch near the clothing, ap
parently forgotten by the thieves,
or unfound by them when they
left the house.
No trace has been found of
these night prowlers.
| This is Mr. Ziady’s second visit
by thieves within a week. He said
that last Thursday night he heard
an unusual noise among his
chickens, but when he went out
to investigate the intruders made
his escape.
CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION
This is to notify the public
that I am a candidate for re-elec
tion its town commissioner sub
ject to the action of the town
convention to be ht’d Friday night,
April 29. I shall appreciate the
support of my friend*.
WILL H. LASSITER.
1 liH
Mission School
Comes To Close
At Consecration Service
Twenty Young People
Offer Their Lives For
Service On Home or
Foreign Field
The School of Missions, which
was conducted by the Baptist
church here last week, was con
sidered a decided success by those
who took part. Large classes were
leld each afternoon during the
week, one of them being for the
nembers of the Woman’s mission
ary society, the others being for
:he several junior organizations
)f the church. Miss Gertrude Mat
:ison, field worker for the W. M.
LjT* °f the Johnston Association,
;aught two of the classes. Mrs.
5. L. Morgan. Mrs. H. H Rad
ord and Miss Lolly Williams gave
valuable assistance.
Missionary J. W. Lowe spoke
-ach ngiht with great effeetive
less, using stereopticon pictures
jroug'ht from China. His addresses
)n China made a profound im
pression on a large number who
leard him. Following his last ad
Iress Friday night there was a
;ender consecration service, when
‘bout twenty young people definite
y offered their lives for service
>n tne toreign mission field, or in
vhatever capacity God seems to
ndicate at home or abroad. At
■his service also a movement was
>egun to raise funds sufficient
imong the chuirches of the eoim
y to open a Baptist hospital at
Dheng Chow. China, which has
>een closed now for two years be
:ause of the lack of necessary
funds. It is the only Christian
lospital in this city of 300,000, in
’act, the only one in a district
ontaining a population of several
nillion people. The hospital is al
eady equipped, and before it was
losed it was treating from 5,000
o 8,000 patients a year. It could
'e opened by contributions amount
ng to the salaries of a physician
md a nurse each of $800 plus
raveling* expenses to China. A
ubscription was begun Friday
light, and already nearly $250 is
n sight. It is proposed tu present
he matter to the other churches
f the county.
Mr. Lowe left Sunday morning
o spend the day with the Baptist
hurch at Clayton. The classes in
:he school of missions continue
hrough today, beginning at 4:45
nd closing at 7:45.
Sunday afternoon a large con
gregation at the Baptist church
urned out to see the pageant
•resented by the young people of
he Pine Level Baptist church,
ind to hear a very strong address
riven by Rev. S. L. Naff, of Mount
)live, who is conducting a reviv
il at Selma this week. Mr. H. B.
>mith, evangelistic singer assist
ng in the meetings, pleased the
■ongregation by his solos, one of
hem on his handsaw, which he
days with remarkable sweetness.
CAPTURE STILL IN ONEALS.
Norman Narron, deputy sheriff
n Oneals township, assisted by
deputies T. E. Talton and John
Ellington and Mr. Stuart captur
ed a 40-gallon copper still Satur
day night about 11:30 o’clock on
Pretty Meadow Branch in Oneals
township. The still was not in op
?ration when the officers made the
raid, but it had evidently been run
during the day. A half gallon of
liquor was found. About a half
barrel of beer was poured out.
No arrests were made.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
Br Me—
“Ez long ez dey’s nothin’ *hawi
bout a gal but day haiah l c'r
make out wid ‘am purty wall,"